High School Football Preview: Los Amigos vs. Rancho Mirage

Los Amigos (6-4) vs. Rancho Mirage (8-2)

Where/When: Thursday, 7 p.m. at Rancho Mirage High.

Key Lobos: Sr. RB/FS Steven Hernandez (245 carries for 1,738 yards and 19 TDs; 44 tackles, one INT and one forced fumble); Sr. MLB Alexander Contreras (76 tackles, four tackles for a loss, two sacks, one forced fumble); Sr. WR/LB Zacharia Antolin (13 catches for 183 yards and two TDs; 46 tackles, two INTs and one fumble recovery).

Key Rattlers: Jr. QB/CB Marques Prior (eight of 14 passing for 176 yards; 85 carries for 711 yards and 11 TDs; 23 catches for 325 yards and two TDs; 38 tackles and two INTs); Sr. RB/CB Kyle Whitefield (126 carries for 916 yards and 19 TDs); Sr. OLB Joshua Ramirez (38 tackles, 10 sacks, four tackles for a loss, four fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles).

Breakdown: A three-game winning streak through the middle portion of its league schedule was enough to push Los Amigos into its sixth consecutive postseason…Lobos running back Steven Hernandez has surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in nine games this season…Los Amigos’ running game must show up, both to put points on the board and to keep the ball away from De Anza League champion Rancho Mirage…The Rattlers have a stingy defense that allowed just 12.2 points per game, and they have outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points.

— Andrew Turner